XL H1 Music Video at DVinfo.net

Mustafa Davis · April 28th, 2007, 11:49 AM

Hey all, I shot a music video for my little brother about a month ago. I used my Canon XL H1 (stock). The video was shot in less than 10 hours and made for a budget of less than $100. I shot and edited as a single man production crew. Nothing major, but was fun to throw together.

Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StQ2Pqt4HG0

PS: the grave is in my moms backyard... we didn't dig out in public.

Herman Van Deventer · April 28th, 2007, 12:14 PM

Mustafa,

Groovy !

Did you use any dvinfo based preset/s.

Could you share some more on your workflow / Grading ?

Herman.

Mustafa Davis · April 29th, 2007, 01:22 PM

Herman,

The only thing I did with the camera was set it to NTSC (I have the PAL upgrade too), put it on HDV, 24f and white balanced. I used the on camera mic to catch the audio (which was playing from either a car or a radio). [Note: The digging part is 3 different locations. #1: On an old public dirt road, #2: (after he crosses the fence) we switch to a field by my sisters house, #3: He digs the grave in my moms backyard.

In post, I edited with FCP without any effects. Almost all the grading effects were done via Magic Bullet (bleech bypass, berlin effect, sepia effect, dream look, neo effect, white diffusion, max diffusion). Other than that just some color correction and thats it. I know the colors don't exactly match throughout... this was done on purpose because we wanted each verse to have its own look and feel.

My system kept crashing on me because on some clips there are over 6 magic bullet effects piled up.

All in all, this was a practice run just as a creative outlet. It was intense shooting schedule. Wasn't expecting much from 10 hours and $100 bucks. We had fun though...and thats the one thing we did expect.

Oliver Reik · April 29th, 2007, 02:06 PM

Lovely vid, great job! :-D

Regards, Oliver

Phil Kay · April 30th, 2007, 09:27 AM

Excellent job,liked the music too. I'm about to make a music video myself and I hope it's as good as this!

Herman Van Deventer · May 4th, 2007, 10:55 AM

Mustafa,

Sorry , been out shooting for the week.

Thank you for the M Bullet workflow feedback.

Keep Shooting!

Herman.

Matt Newcomb · May 5th, 2007, 03:36 PM

Looks great man, makes me want to pick up Magic Bullet now. Although I don't have after effects so that might add up for me. Damn there being no Motion equivalent!

May 5th, 2007, 03:36 PM	#7
Matt Newcomb Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 212	Looks great man, makes me want to pick up Magic Bullet now. Although I don't have after effects so that might add up for me. Damn there being no Motion equivalent! __________________ Talenos Productions at http://www.talenos.com

April 28th, 2007, 11:49 AM	#1
Mustafa Davis New Boot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oakland, CA & Dubai (UAE) Posts: 13	XL H1 Music Video Hey all, I shot a music video for my little brother about a month ago. I used my Canon XL H1 (stock). The video was shot in less than 10 hours and made for a budget of less than $100. I shot and edited as a single man production crew. Nothing major, but was fun to throw together. Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StQ2Pqt4HG0 PS: the grave is in my moms backyard... we didn't dig out in public.

April 28th, 2007, 12:14 PM	#2
Herman Van Deventer Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: cape town South-Africa Posts: 251	Mustafa, Groovy ! Did you use any dvinfo based preset/s. Could you share some more on your workflow / Grading ? Herman.

April 29th, 2007, 01:22 PM	#3
Mustafa Davis New Boot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oakland, CA & Dubai (UAE) Posts: 13	Herman, The only thing I did with the camera was set it to NTSC (I have the PAL upgrade too), put it on HDV, 24f and white balanced. I used the on camera mic to catch the audio (which was playing from either a car or a radio). [Note: The digging part is 3 different locations. #1: On an old public dirt road, #2: (after he crosses the fence) we switch to a field by my sisters house, #3: He digs the grave in my moms backyard. In post, I edited with FCP without any effects. Almost all the grading effects were done via Magic Bullet (bleech bypass, berlin effect, sepia effect, dream look, neo effect, white diffusion, max diffusion). Other than that just some color correction and thats it. I know the colors don't exactly match throughout... this was done on purpose because we wanted each verse to have its own look and feel. My system kept crashing on me because on some clips there are over 6 magic bullet effects piled up. All in all, this was a practice run just as a creative outlet. It was intense shooting schedule. Wasn't expecting much from 10 hours and $100 bucks. We had fun though...and thats the one thing we did expect.

April 29th, 2007, 02:06 PM	#4
Oliver Reik Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mettmann / Germany Posts: 96	Lovely vid, great job! :-D Regards, Oliver

April 30th, 2007, 09:27 AM	#5
Phil Kay Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Peel,Isle of Man(UK) Posts: 194	Excellent job,liked the music too. I'm about to make a music video myself and I hope it's as good as this!

May 4th, 2007, 10:55 AM	#6
Herman Van Deventer Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: cape town South-Africa Posts: 251	Mustafa, Sorry , been out shooting for the week. Thank you for the M Bullet workflow feedback. Keep Shooting! Herman.